Interesting new technology

It seems the US (who else) is working on Transdermal Nutrient Systems (TDNS).
What a TDNS appears to be is a chip that monitors your bloodstream
and whatnot and decides if you are in need of food - if so, it can
inject nutrients through the skin using a variety of proposed methods. This
will defeat hunger and may substitute for carried food (while only being a
small patch) for a couple of days. I can see this being useful for some spec
ops or as a general boon in high intensity combat. I would imagine these
neutraceuticals (as they call them) are not as good for you as actual food,
and therefore won't be a solution for longer than a few days.

Still, seemed like a fascinating idea (source: Feb 2000 Janes Defence Weekly).

Yeah, the field test version has more in common with a nicoderm patch than any
"chip". (Looks like one too) It is in no way nor was it every intednded to be
a
replacement for actual food but is meant as a supplement/emergency type
nutruient system (Iron rations of the future.)

> "Thomas.Barclay" wrote:

> It seems the US (who else) is working on Transdermal Nutrient Systems

> On 23-Mar-00 at 16:36, Los (los@cris.com) wrote:

I very much doubt that it defeats hunger, having the proper nutrients in your
bloodstream doesn't do much for your stomach.

Neat stuff.

I would love to have a machine that =KNOWS= if I want fries with
that...

heh

-=Kr'rt